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Re: Is it still worth learning Perl as a first language?

by LanX (Saint)
on May 04, 2018 at 09:50 UTC ( [id://1214043]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Is it still worth learning Perl as a first language?

Profound knowledge of Perl enables - in my experience - to easily understand most aspects of other languages.

So yes, in this sense, it's a very good investment.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
Wikisyntax for the Monastery

(update: rephrased on Eily's request. ;)

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